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6 May

Christine Casimiro

New Zealand to Replace Old Helo Fleet for $1B, Boost Defense Spending

New Zealand has allocated 2 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.19 billion) to replace aging maritime helicopters.

6 May

Joe Saballa

India Conducts Maiden Flight Test of High-Altitude Spy Balloon

India has carried out the maiden flight trial of an indigenous stratospheric airship designed for high-altitude surveillance.

6 May

Joe Saballa

US Tests Microwave Weapons in Philippines for First Time Amid China Tensions

The US Army has tested its microwave weapons in the Philippines for the first time, marking a major show of force as tensions with China continue.

6 May

Staff Writer With AFP

China Slams CIA Recruitment Ads as ‘Naked Political Provocation’

China on Tuesday condemned recruitment adverts by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asking disillusioned Chinese officials to share state secrets as a "naked political provocation."

6 May

A medical equipment with a built-in screen that shows multiple values on the screen. Some of it appears to be measuring blood pressure. Its display is colored orange on the left and blue on the rigth, with both sides displaying the word "Deflated" most prominently. Four small tubes are connected to it, two orange tubes on the left and two clear ones below the screen. It appears to be resting on a table with a flat white surface. On the foreground, an arm of a uniformed personnel wearing green and brown camo fatigues can be seen writing something out of frame with a black pen.

Juster Domingo

Australian Defence Force to Bolster Deployable Health System

The Australian Army and Royal Air Force are set to receive new health and medical support to help servicemen without leaving the battlefield.

5 May

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Sale of Maritime Domain Information Tech to India

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of maritime domain awareness technology to India for an estimated $131 million.

5 May

Joe Saballa

Pakistan’s Artillery Stockpile Could Run Dry in Four Days of War: Report

Pakistan is reportedly facing a critical shortage of artillery ammunition, with its stockpile estimated at lasting no more than four days in a high-intensity conflict.

5 May

A Fatah-II missile is launched in a plains. It's seen blasting off to the northeast. The plains have green bushes scattered across its yellow sands.

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Conducts Second Missile Test Since Renewed India Standoff

The Pakistan military said on Monday it had conducted a missile test with a range of 120 kilometers (75 miles), the second launch in two days as tensions with India have soared over disputed Kashmir.

3 May